The Dears
| The Dears | |
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 The Dears at Pukkelpop 2006 |
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| General information | |
| origin | Montreal , Canada |
| Genre (s) | Indie rock |
| founding | 1995 |
| Website | www.thedears.org |
| Current occupation | |
Vocals , guitar, keyboard |
Murray Lightburn |
| George Donoso | |
Keyboard , vocals |
Valérie Jodoin-Keaton |
Keyboard, vocals |
Natalia Yanchak |
| Patrick Krief | |
| Martin Pelland | |
| former members | |
| Richard MacDonald (1995-1998) John Tod (1995-2000) Andrew White (1995-1998) Roberto Arquilla (1998-2000) Brigitte Mayes (1999-2002) Jonathan Cohen (1999-2002) Rob Benvie (2002-2003) Joseph Donovan (2003, tour member since) |
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The Dears is a Canadian indie rock band . It was founded in Montreal in 1995 .
history
The driving force behind the band is singer Murray Lightburn . Lightburn has a reputation for being a perfectionist. This led to numerous line-up changes within the band. He is now the only remaining founding member. In the current line-up, Rob Benvie, George Donoso, Valerie Jodoin-Keaton, Martin Pelland and Natalia Yanchak also play in The Dears, alongside Lightburn.
The band's style is strongly influenced by Europe and is reminiscent of recordings by The Smiths , Serge Gainsbourg and Joy Division .
The band's debut album End of a Hollywood Bedtime Story was released in 2000. In 2001 and 2002 the EPs Orchestral Pop-Noir Romantique and Protest followed , as well as a compilation of previously unreleased songs.
In 2004 the band released their second studio album. With the single Lost in the Plot , The Dears reached the UK single charts for the first time in November 2004 at number 49. In the independent charts, the single even rose to number 4.
Discography
- 2000: End of a Hollywood Bedtime Story
- 2001: Orchestral Pop-Noir Romantique (EP)
- 2001: Nor the Dahlias: The Dears 1995-1998
- 2002: Protest (EP)
- 2004: No Cities Left
- 2004: Thank You, Good Night, Sold Out (Live)
- 2006: Gang of Losers
- 2008: Missiles
- 2011: Degeneration Street
- 2015: Times Infinity Volume One
- 2017: Times Infinity Volume Two
- 2020: Lovers Rock
Web links
- Official website (English).